Spoon



June 11,, 1935. M. HESS 2,004,756

SPOON Filed Au 27, 1954 Patented June 11, 1935 1 j t Q r 2,004,756 A.s'rooN Margaret'Hess, Morocco, Ind. [Application August 27, 1934,Serial No. 741.719

2 Claims. (01. 259-144) The present invention relates to a general alsoillustrating in dotted lines an upright pohousehold utility spoonadapted for mixing, sition of the handlewith the supporting lugsdraining and stirring purposes and so constructof the bowl serving-assupporting feet for the edas to permit better and improved results tospoon. I I

be more conveniently obtained through the use Figure 4 is a sectionalview taken on the line 5 of the completely rotatable bowl mounted be-IV-IV of Figure 2. tween forked arms of the handle member. As shown onthe drawing:

It is an object of this invention to provide a The reference numeral lindicates a metal spoon'with an apertured bowl which is mounted handleconstructed of two strands of wire seto permit the same to make acomplete revocured together at spaced intervals by station 10 lution. Iary gripping sleeves or rings 2. Secured on one It is also an object ofthis invention to proend of the handle I is a wooden or insulation videa stirring spoon having an apertured bowl rip 3 havin a loop d h n er 4proj in m provided with oppositely positioned apertured the upper endthereof. The two wires forming 5 lugs permitting the apertured bowl tobe comthe opposite ends of the handle I are separated l5 pletely rotatedin opposite direction through 01 bent outwardly with respect to oneanother the plane of the forked arms forming part of to form forked arms5, which are bent inwardly the handle mechanism. at right angles to formsupporting studs or Another object of the invention is to providebearing pins 6. a stirring spoon having a perforated bowl whichThe'bearing studs or pins 6 project through 20 is adapted to be rotatedinto a position sub openings prov dedi a Pa O S pp legs stantially atright angles to the handle, with or lugs 8, the outer ends of which arestraight, the concave surface of the bowl facing upwardas indicated bythe reference numeral 9 to form ly and with the supporting lugs of thebowl resting surfaces or edges upon'which the spoon serving as supportspermitting the bowl to rest may stand when in the position illustratedin 25 on a flat surface with the handle projecting igu e 3, W th thehandle in vertical position. upwardly. The opposite ends of thesupporting legs or lugs It is an important object of this invention to 8a integrally formed I D Sides of a provide an improved and simplifiedform of concave-convex bowl l0, Ov 0 OVate in P a stirring spoon whereina Wire handle is provided a d v an v W ap s p 30 with a wooden grip atone end while the opings I! in the margin theTeOfi the legs posite endof the wire handle is forked to suplugs 3 projecting do wa d y When thebowl port an apertured bowl whi h i r t t bl is in horizontal position,as illustrated in Figthrough a complete revolution between the llre andWhen the handle Projects p d y; forked arms of the handle, allowing thebowl at substantially r h angles the bowl, as 35 to be supported ineither, an upright or an in dicated by the dotted line position Of thehanverted position with the handle projecting up- 'd the bowl W y be s da a basket for wardly at right angles therefrom in both the the PurposeOf Carefully p t g an article or inverted and upright positions of thebowl. object in a container or the like or for removing 40 Other andfurther important objects of t an article from the container. The novelconinvention will be apparent from the disclosures Structieh 0f theSpoon Permitting the concave in the specification and the accompanyingdrawbowl to be positioned face p y a Substani tially right angles to thehandle permits an Th i ti (i a preferred form) is 111 article removedfrom the container to remain 5 trated in the drawing and hereinaftermore fully in the Concave bowl when the Same is in a Standdescribed. ingposition. v

On the drawing: Thev improved spoon may have the bowl I0 Figure 1 is a,rear plan view of th spoon thereof inverted as illustrated in Figures 2and ,bodying the principles of this invention. 4 so that the aperturedbOWl y be u d as a 5 Figure 2 illustrates the apertured spoon bowlStirring device wh n p oje t d to a kettle or in an inverted position,with the handle inth k W the $110011 is used as a Stirring clined withrespect thereto. device .as just described, the liquid or materialFigure 3 is a side view of theapertured spoon Within the kettle ispermitted to be strained bowl in upright position, showing a fragmentarythrough the openings ll of the spoon bowl. In

portion of the handle in inclined position and addition to the use ofthe spoon asa mixing V spoon, it may also serve as an agitating spoon oraudraining spoon, as desired. By pivotally or rotatably mounting theapertured bowl l0 between the forked arms 5, the forked end of r thepurpose to limit the patentgranted hereon otherwise than necessitated byappended claims.

I claim as my invention: l. A spoon for mixingfdraining .and stirringand adapted to be revolved through a circle with the scope of the;

respect to its transverse axis, said spoongcom-ll prising an elongatedand apertured. .spoon-.

shapedbody having-a concave face and a convex back and having a pair ofoppositely dlsposed lugs extending, downwardly from its rim andintermediate the ends of the spoon, and a handle including a pair ofspaced-apart and bent forks having their ends pivotally connected tosaid lugs, said forks being spaced so that said spoon is adapted torevolve through a circle therebetween. V

2. A spoon for'mixing, draining and stirring, said spoon comprising anelongated and apertured spoon-shaped body having a concave face and aconvex back, oppositely disposed means on the back of the body andpositioned contiguous to the rim of the spoon and intermediate the endsthereof to receive the ends of a bail, and a bail having its endspivotally connected tolsaid oppositely disposed means.

MARGARET HESS.

